Police: Suspect sets fire to holding cell

Dreonte Holmes faces multiple charges

Published 1:54 PM CST Feb 14, 2013

THIBODAUX, La. -

A man being held on an attempted burglary charge is accused of setting fire to a holding cell, according to a release from Thibodaux police.

The release said that at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, a man, later identified as 18-year-old Dreonte Holmes, tried to break into a home in the 100 Block of North 5th St.through the back door, but was scared off when the victim began banging on the window.